Turbocharged Engine Controls Engineer (Hybrid)

Ford-Motor-Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 85,400 - 192,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical coverage

Hybrid work arrangement

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a software engineer to join the Air Path / Turbo Controls team. You will design and implement estimation and control algorithms for turbocharged engines and work across calibration, systems engineering, and vehicle integration to deliver robust, production-ready software.

You will validate algorithms using unit tests (Unity/Ceedling) and SIL/MIL/HIL, develop plant models, and ensure traceability and documentation across releases.

Qualifications

• Design and implement air charge temperature estimation algorithms and boost control logic.
• Develop control algorithms and validate them against functional, emissions, and safety requirements (ISO 26262).
• Apply powertrain software validation methods including unit tests (Unity/Ceedling), SIL, MIL, and HIL.

Responsibilities

• Design TBCT estimation and turbo control strategies in PCM software.
• Develop and validate control algorithms in C for automotive powertrain systems.
• Perform software validation using unit tests, SIL/MIL/HIL techniques.
• Create and maintain plant models for turbocharger dynamics and charge air systems.
• Troubleshoot system issues with data analysis, testing, and simulation.
• Maintain software documentation, calibration guides and release notes.
• Lead project planning and cross-program coordination.

Skills

C programming

Embedded software

ISO 26262

Unit testing (Unity/Ceedling)

SIL/MIL/HIL testing

Jira/Jama

GitHub/ClearCase

SAFe

Education

B.S. in mechanical engineering

B.S. in electrical engineering

B.S. in computer engineering

B.S. in computer science

B.S. in aerospace engineering

Tools

Jira

Jama

Unity/Ceedling

GitHub

ClearCase

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a software engineer to join the Air Path / Turbo Controls team. You will design and implement estimation and control algorithms for turbocharged engines and work across calibration, systems engineering, and vehicle integration to deliver robust, production-ready software.

You will validate algorithms using unit tests (Unity/Ceedling) and SIL/MIL/HIL, develop plant models, and ensure traceability and documentation across releases.